UN human rights chief Volker Turk called on China on Monday (4) to implement recommendations made to change laws that violate fundamental rights, including in the regions of Xinjiang and Tibet.
Human rights groups accuse Beijing of widespread abuses against the Uyghurs, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority numbering around 10 million people in the western region of Xinjiang, including the mass use of forced labor in camps. Chinese authorities deny the accusations.
“I also call on the government to implement the recommendations made by my office and other human rights bodies regarding laws, policies and practices that violate fundamental rights, including in the Xinjiang and Tibet regions,” Turk told the Rights Council UN Human Resources in Geneva.
China's diplomatic mission in Geneva did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
China took control of Tibet in 1950 in what it describes as a “peaceful liberation” from feudal servitude. However, international human rights groups and exiles have consistently condemned what they call China's oppressive regime in Tibetan areas.
Turk, who said his office is committed to “dialogue” with Beijing, also called for the release of human rights defenders, lawyers and others detained for “picking fights and creating problems.”
A report released in August 2022 by Michelle Bachelet, then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, hours before the end of her term, concluded that China's detention of Uighurs and other Muslims may constitute crimes against humanity.
Source: CNN Brasil
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